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pike   09-12-2002 at 12:27:49 PM

Yep, my teeth are bothering me. Not hurting on anything, just becomming more aware that they look pretty bad.
edit: had written: "like an old Witches"...I must apologize, I fell for the stereotype...

Anyway...somebody ever tried those new whitening tapes or products that you can buy at the drug store? Any other suggestions? No, my company decided to pull out of the dental ensurance...:(

:(

But if I keep my mouth shut, I'm fine and sexy...:)

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WingDing   09-12-2002 at 12:33:04 PM
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Any whitening products only work really well if your teeth are reasonably clean to begin with. If you can afford it I'd go to a dentist and have your teeth polished - I don't know how expensive that is where you are.

Failing that, there is a product that resembles a gumshield that you fill with a whitening paste. The paste essentially removes the top layer of enamel on your teeth, exposing a fresh shiny layer. Just don't swallow any of the damned stuff.

.....*obligatory gross remark*....you could smear some of my stinking man-muck of your pink and white lovelies.....that would remove several layers of enamel, but might also dissolve your entire head......

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lagger   09-12-2002 at 12:38:55 PM
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a belt sander and some muriatic acid oughtta clean em right up

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jlbigguy   09-12-2002 at 02:16:26 PM
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Brush them 3 times a day. STOP SMOKING! Use a water pick to clean under your gums. Go to a dentist for a cleaning twice a year. Are you British????

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Yahiko81   09-12-2002 at 02:31:57 PM
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Your best bet would be to go to a dentist and get them professionally cleaned, and then continue to brush 3 times a day, and don't drink coffe or smoke.

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ejsmith2   09-12-2002 at 03:30:15 PM
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Ok, my mother used to tell me stories how her brothers would brush their teeth with comet sometimes. Now, I personally consider that on the verge of psychosis, but she said they had really white teeth.

Other than that, it's best to use just a tiny bit of toothpaste and don't brush your teeth very long with it. All that tooth paste does is neutralize the acid that bacteria has formed, and it prevents/repels further bacterial growth. It serves to suspend macro particles, but if you're brushing properly, then that should be like one of the last things you're worried about.

Rinse your brush off with water, fling the water off it, and keep right on brushing. Dry brush. That's what really scrapes the plaque/tartar/calculus off your teeth. You can rinse with 3% hydrogen peroxide for about 1 minute before you dry brush. That will help whiten them quite a bit.

You can also use that glycol/hydrogen peroxide suspension gel they well down at wally world or walgreens. It's just a gel that you put on your teeth (a very small amount). They have a little mouthpiece that you can use, but I found it's more annoying than anything else. Anyways, put that gel on your teeth before you go to bed. Just a drop on your finger, then spread it across the surface of your teeth. You'll be able to tell a considerable difference by the end of the first week.

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pike   09-12-2002 at 04:28:17 PM
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Thanks guys, I can see we will always be there for each other!

Well, no, I'm not smoking and yes, I brush regularly, and no, I'm not Brittish. Will get an appointment at dentist to see about total restoration costs or dentures (ouf!). My prob was a good while back I smoked like a chimney and for a few months neglected my teeth...bingo...instant prob to carry all your life...

However, just yesterday was talking to a receptionist at an optomatrist concerning contacts when I saw an young optomatrist at the back of the store walking slowly and singing to herself...she saw me looking her way so knew I had spotted her...then I turned just anough to show her my manly facial profil and used my manly mystical stare into nothingness. Guess what, she came over to "assist" the receptionnist (also a woman). So, the young woman (around 22, tall, short reddish hair big greenish eyes, beautifull lips), she started talking to me while looking strait into my eyes. I did like wise. We went on together for a good while with her showing me pamplets and advantages and disadvantages of throwaways compared to regular contacts and about coloured contacts as well.

The point is, we were smiling profusely and my teeth just didn't seem to way in the balance. Meaning, our physical caracteristics are only really affecting us if we think about them. If we don't think about them, just let them be an have us be accepted , or not, the way we are.

I'm going back there to get contacts this week ;)

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WingDing   09-12-2002 at 04:30:36 PM
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Did she have big hooters? I mean come on, you left out some of the more important details......

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pike   09-12-2002 at 05:20:55 PM
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OMG!

oh oh oh

What the f*cks happening to me!
I didn't look!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

help

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WingDing   09-12-2002 at 05:38:34 PM
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Dude, you're losing it....

....well OK, do you get wood every time you think about her?....

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jihiggs   09-12-2002 at 08:44:40 PM
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if you can stand the taste, brushing with salt does a very good job, it gives that fresh from the dentist feeling.

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Yahiko81   09-12-2002 at 08:49:43 PM
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Half of my front left tooth is busted out so I have it filled, but it's not as white as the rest of my teeth so it looks wierd. I get over it but it still bugs me.

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icy_oblivion   09-12-2002 at 11:00:50 PM
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That sucks that they couldn't match the colour for you. I have the same problem but they managed to match the colour they rebuilt the tooth with to the rest of the tooth.

Pike, some people recommend brushing with a bit of baking soda.

I crossed the line into insanity so long ago I no longer have any idea which way to go to get further from the line.

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Napoleon   09-12-2002 at 11:10:28 PM
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I've got the same prob, and mine is *really* off color. Then again, I've learned to use it to my advantage. For example, in the middle of some heated argument with some snob or another, I'll just give them my best 'wicked grin' and say something max. corny like "Are you <i>really</i> sure?". Works nearly every time. :smile:


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AMD_Man   09-12-2002 at 11:23:15 PM
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Crest Whitestrips! :lol:

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pike   09-12-2002 at 11:32:53 PM
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ok
me try one of those products and get back to you guys

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pike   09-12-2002 at 11:35:54 PM
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When teeth are concerned, I have a feeling that if money is no object, you can have just about anything done. But for me money is an object...:(



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pike   09-12-2002 at 11:38:22 PM
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Well , I went back to the same girl but she didn't seem as interested this time...ba...it's all in my head anyway...:)

I got my new contacts at least

$59 not bad for regular contact lenses

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AMD_Man   09-12-2002 at 11:57:30 PM
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Well, I was at my dental hygienist a couple of weeks ago to clean and polish my teeth. They're noticably whiter now. Really, as long and you brush thoroughly (like 10 min) twice a day, you'll be fine but every few months, go get your teeth polished.

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buddry   09-13-2002 at 02:38:25 AM
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I heard they work well.

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lhgpoobaa   09-13-2002 at 02:50:42 AM
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awwww. poor pikey. no chemistry at second glance :wink:
ahh well, least this time u got to do a hooter check tee hee hee

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pike   09-13-2002 at 03:27:48 AM
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Tried your salt thing, it did help, but some stains are just too deep.

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pike   09-13-2002 at 03:30:44 AM
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Will go see for the Creast WhiteStrips and see...thx

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pike   09-13-2002 at 03:32:39 AM
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Nope!
Didn't even check the second time.
I'm in bad shape, aren't I?

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lhgpoobaa   09-13-2002 at 04:44:15 AM
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man your doomed!
hey by the way... i did as u suggested online.
only one now. much more managable.

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ejsmith2   09-13-2002 at 07:49:52 AM
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I'm telling you Pike.

Comet.

Go buy a can of it. Try to get the stuff without bleach. And don't swallow it. Don't brush your gums very much; it helps if you use one of those ultra compact head toothbrushes. Or even one of those electric ones.

Comet.

(I bet that super oxy clean ozone-forming stuff would work really well too...)

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qoop   09-13-2002 at 09:35:02 AM
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Umm....I'm pretty sure that Comet is toxic. Please don't try that Pike. I'm pretty lucky cause I have white teeth. I tried to make them whiter one time with this gel and teeth guard. It worked really well, but I got lazy and didn't do it everytime I was suppose to. I gave up after two weeks. Also, I eat junk food all the time and I've never had a cavity. (knock on wood) Must just have stong teeth.

BTW, do you boys have to talk about women's anatomy like that? Sheesh! you don't think we notice when you're gawking at our chest? we don't like that guys, just thought you should know for future reference. lol.

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Yahiko81   09-13-2002 at 04:06:46 PM
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Hush. Most women like it. They like the attention it brings them. If it they didn't want us looking at their boobs why did they invent pushup bras?

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WingDing   09-13-2002 at 04:16:53 PM
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Arguably, to compete with other women rather than to attract the salivating gawks of men. And to compensate for their own insecurities about their bodies.

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Yahiko81   09-13-2002 at 04:25:54 PM
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Ah, but why are they competing? For attention. So again. It all goes back to they want to be stared at.

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WingDing   09-13-2002 at 04:30:42 PM
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Yes. You're right. Women use their bodies to attract the attention of men. And to p!ss off less attractive women.

Do you think it's true that women use lipstick to make their mouth look like a p*ssy?

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Yahiko81   09-13-2002 at 04:36:50 PM
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You know I've never thought of that. I'm going to have to say no because of all the stupid shades they wear. It's usually just to match their shoes or something.

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WingDing   09-13-2002 at 04:41:49 PM
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There is a theory that states, at a subtle psychological level, that lipstick is used for this purpose.

Also, that would explain why so many Irish girls have moustaches. Although it would not account for their hairy nipples or fat asses.

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ejsmith2   09-13-2002 at 05:41:35 PM
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Irish chicks have moustaches?

WHOA!

That's entirely too much man for me. I've seen some Czech chicks that have those really thin kinda "chick" moustaches, but never ones that have to trim them at the corners of their mouth to say in regulation.

Hardcore.

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WingDing   09-13-2002 at 05:54:10 PM
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Yep. You get some really beautiful girls, but in general the standard is very low and the amount of hair involved is a real turn-off. I'm talking furry arms and backs too. And let's not talk about their asses.

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slvr_phoenix   09-13-2002 at 09:27:20 PM
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I've got to back up the salt thing. It really works. I had an annoying gum infection that resulted from a case of tonsilitis and it just wouldn't go away for a while. For like a month straight I brushed my teeth with saltwater (put a couple teaspoons of salt in a cup and fill it halfway with warm water and then keep dipping the brush back in the cup as you brush) and my teeth were damn white. (Which actually was bad because I have three false teeth from a bad softball accident that <i>didn't</i> whiten while the rest of my teeth did.) The trick is to just keep at it. Brush with saltwater in the morning and toothpaste at night as a regular habbit and you'll have teeth so white that artists could paint on them. ;)

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pike   09-14-2002 at 11:28:20 AM
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Simple and easy.
Thx

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pike   09-14-2002 at 11:37:13 AM
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"Most women like it"

Perhaps true, doen't make it the right thing to do. Just like most people waste water by the gallons without even thinkng...most people bye pet animals without really thinking of the responsibilities involved and guess what happens...most people just sit down after a meal and automatically turn on the TV, again, without really thinking!

A beautifull young lady goes to the mall with her mom, does she like to have her breasts looked at by all the men that pass? Doubtfull.

Admit it, guys!

We are just PIGS!

I'm one too...but working on it...

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svol   09-14-2002 at 02:46:25 PM
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I can't agree with the pigs thing.

Lets say we're animals that follow their instinct.

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pike   09-14-2002 at 06:20:14 PM
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No!

Women put lipstick to break men's will by having them succomb to the desires of fellatio!

However, that is small stuff compared to the power a woman's eyes can have over a man's soul!

Convinced i'm crazy now?


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lagger   09-14-2002 at 09:36:56 PM
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hmmm I take a bj over some nice eyes anyday !!!!

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pike   09-15-2002 at 05:38:57 AM
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pig

:smile:

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lagger   09-15-2002 at 09:10:17 PM
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oink oink squeeeeeeeeellll !!!! :eek:

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lhgpoobaa   09-16-2002 at 02:28:55 AM
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<i>Moooooooooooo</i>

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pike   09-16-2002 at 03:15:13 AM
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Ah, the smell of bacon frying on sunday morning........um....yummy!

I can smell it, but that's all, I'm now a vegi addict...:)



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pike   09-16-2002 at 03:16:56 AM
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Hammy having an identity crisis!

ahaha

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lhgpoobaa   09-16-2002 at 03:28:39 AM
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lol
ive heard that brushing your teeth with hamster poo can make them white!


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pike   09-16-2002 at 04:06:34 AM
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i'll try anything for this to work

is it expensive?

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lhgpoobaa   09-16-2002 at 04:18:24 AM
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LOL no. i can send u buckets for free

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pike   09-16-2002 at 04:36:31 AM
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How do I apply the stuff?



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